Military Service-Marine Corps
Glenn Cunningham (1943-2004)
Glenn Dale Cunningham was the first African American mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey. He was born in Jersey City...
Charles Smith (1940- )
Charles Smith, a visual artist, historian, activist, and minister, was born on November 11, 1940, to Bertha Mary Smith and...
Nate Dogg/Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (1969-2011)
Nathaniel “Nate Dogg” Dwayne Hale was a singer and rapper. Hale was born on August 19, 1969 to unnamed parents...
Shaggy/ Orville Richard Burrell (1968- )
Orville Richard Burrell, whose stage name is Shaggy, was born October 22, 1968 in Kingston, Jamaica. The Jamaican-American is a...
Oran “Juice” Jones (1957- )
R&B singer Oran “Juice” Jones was born on March 28, 1957, in Houston, Texas. However, he was reared in Harlem,...
The Essex (1962-1965)
The Essex, a doo-wop R&B American quintet vocal ensemble, was formed in 1962. The band was named after Essex County,...
Leon Spinks (1953-2021)
Leon Spinks was a professional boxer best known for defeating Muhammad Ali for the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship in 1978. Spinks...
Ellis Marsalis (1934-2020)
Ellis Louis Marsalis Jr., jazz pianist and music educator, was considered the patriarch of the first family of New Orleans...
Dan Bullock (1953-1969)
Dan Bullock was the youngest member of the United States Armed Services to die in the Vietnam War. Bullock, a...
